Grief Nonfiction

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?...

"An unflinching and deeply absorbing memoir of grief and loss, expertly narrated by the author."—Library Journal (Starred Review) "Crosley’s narration is frank and articulate, a perfect complement to the wit and candor of her prose."—BookPage "Crosley's fresh imagery and pithy one-liners...

Get Real About Grief is part story collection, part survival guide, and part permission slip to feel it all: the heartbreak, the hope, and the healing. Grief. Just one syllable, yet it can rattle your world like an unexpected earthquake. But here’s the truth: Grief isn’t one-size-fits-all...

Offers a moving and humane approach to understanding life's windstorms.Raises many questions that will challenge your mind and test your faith regarding the ultimate questions of life and death...

The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay. Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh hope after despair. From the two-time National Book Award winner and New York Times...

A deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost, from acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander. In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic sensibilities...

FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF TIME’S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR AN ELECTRIC LITERATURE BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE ARAB AMERICAN BOOK AWARD The rich and deeply...

"Susan Lieu's narration of her memoir, The Manicurist's Daughter, adds to the already raw emotion that flows throughout her journey to know her mother."—The Berkshire Eagle This program is read by the author. An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of...

Read by the author. “There’s someone else.” “We found something on the X-ray we didn’t expect.” “We’ve eliminated your position.” When our circumstances unravel, how do we hold on to truth, to hope, to who we’re meant to be? After Carole Holiday experienced a series of...

A true story of a mother’s love, kept alive through gifts, letters, and time. When Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston lost her mother at age eleven, she was left with more than memories. Her mother had prepared a chest filled with handwritten letters and carefully chosen gifts—for the birthdays and...

"A singular, bewitching work about cycles of life and loss, the patterns of behavior that seem to lock us into who we are, and the quest for a faith that might break us free." —Hua Hsu, author of Stay True Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by Vulture and LitHub A genre-bending story about...

This program is read by the author and includes material recorded in front of a live audience An honest, irreverent, laugh-out-loud audiobook guide to coping with death and dying from the Emmy-nominated writer and New York Times bestselling co-author of Sh*tty Mom, Laurie Kilmartin. Death is not...

Life and death go hand in hand, two sides of the same coin. Most people in America die in a hospital, but many families choose hospice for end of life care. Death, as experienced by hospice nurses, can be beautiful, peaceful, humorous, touching, tragic, disturbing, and even otherworldly. Hospice nurses midwife the dying into the next world every day. Death transforms not just the patient and family, but the hospice nurse as well. The stories in this book are presented with the hope that their transformation extends to you, too. Heidi Barr, R.N.

Bloomsbury presents All the Way to the River, written and read by Elizabeth Gilbert. In her first non-fiction book in a decade, the no. 1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers to live authentically (Eat Pray Love) and creatively (Big Magic) shows how to break free. In 2000, Elizabeth...

'A beautiful and moving reminder to appreciate life' Roxie Nafousi, author of Manifest 'This book may on first glance appear to be about death and regrets, but is in reality about life and choices. It is warmly life-affirming ... A magnificent read that will inspire. I loved it' Sue Black 'So...

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener...

When your sibling won't speak to you — and you don't know what to do next. The Space Between Us is the most comprehensive and psychologically grounded guide to adult sibling estrangement available: a heartfelt, honest, evidence-based book that takes you from the first stages of understanding what happened through the full arc of grief, self-examination, possible reconciliation, and healing whether reconciliation occurs or not. Drawing on attachment theory, family systems psychology, and the emerging research on family estrangement and ambiguous loss, Hannah Cole delivers a roadmap for one...

Losing a loved one is an experience that touches every aspect of our being—emotional, physical, and spiritual. The journey through grief is deeply personal and often overwhelming, leaving many feeling isolated and unsure of how to move forward. The purpose of this book is to serve as a compassionate companion during this challenging time.

She was eighteen when he died in her arms. You know what it is to carry something that never quite closes. To keep working anyway. To be told, in a hundred small ways, that your grief is too loud, your questions are inconvenient, and your fire is more than the room requires. Aisha bint Abi Bakr was told all of that, and she did not get smaller. She was the Prophet Muhammad's youngest wife, and when he died she became the single most important source we have for how he actually lived. More than two thousand of her narrations survive in the canonical collections. The senior companions, men ...

Every day, hundreds of adult children become middle-aged orphans when their elderly parents pass away. . .but what should you do with what they’ve left behind? Professional estate liquidator Julie Hall provides essential guidance for any executor, heir, or beneficiary. You’ve heard the...